New Zealand First leader Winston Peters’ recent comments on immigration, expressing concern over cultural integration and social cohesion amid rising migrant numbers, warn that some newcomers do not embrace New Zealand’s values.
This is a stance he says reflects public unease seen in other countries.
Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden confirmed that English will once again appear above te reo Māori on New Zealand passports, reversing a 2021 Labour-era change that had Māori first.
The redesign won’t take effect until unused passport stock runs out, likely in 2027, and comes as part of broader security upgrades.
A major new analysis by Stanford University and Italian researchers has revised down the World Health Organisation’s previous claim that COVID vaccines saved roughly 14.4 million lives globally.
Instead, the study estimates the true number to be closer to 2.5 million, nearly six times fewer than the WHO’s original claim.
Black Fern Katelyn Vaha’akolo is in the spotlight not for her performance, but for a tattoo pushing the radical “land back” movement inked across the palm of her hand and displayed during matches.
The 25-year-old, recently named in the World Cup squad, says she got the tattoo to “support indigenous people” and argues criticism is just proof she’s “starting a conversation.”
Klaus Schwab, architect of the World Economic Forum and darling of the global elite, has been forced out after 55 years amid serious allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and lewd behaviour.
The 87-year-old founder of the WEF was accused of misusing millions in organisational funds, manipulating economic data for political purposes, and sexually harassing staff.
Net overseas migration to New Zealand has fallen to a two-and-a-half-year low, roughly half the long-term average. This slowdown has contributed to an easing of pressure on housing affordability.
Real house prices and rents have retreated to pre-pandemic levels. Lower mortgage rates have further improved the ability of New Zealanders to enter the property market.
Nanogirl Labs, the STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Mathematics) education company co-founded by Michelle Dickinson, has collapsed owing more than $260,000 to the Inland Revenue and nearly $200,000 to other creditors.
Liquidators say there’s virtually no chance any of them will be repaid.
